MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Linda Chin, MD
Department Chair, Department of Genomic Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Dr. Chin: BRAF inhibitors have worked very well against melanoma in the clinic, but when the tumors relapse on treatment, it is not always clear what causes it. Without this information, it can be difficult for doctors to identify specific second-line therapies likely to overcome the drug resistance. In this study, we used both mouse and patient melanoma samples to identify patterns of selected protein levels that can categorize modes of drug resistance when other assays such as DNA sequencing are uninformative. We hope that this information can provide missing clues for clinicians. (more…)
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